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What Could Nintendo’s Mystery 3DS Game Be?

by Neal Ronaghan - June 7, 2014, 5:42 pm EDT
Total comments: 2

Will Miyamoto drop his new game? Will Samus show up? Mario? Link?

On the night of June 11, Nintendo is hosting a developer discussion "focusing on a new game for Nintendo 3DS."

That's it. That's all we know for sure.

But what could that game be? Let's rule some stuff out first. Since the Nintendo Figurine Platform is launching on Wii U first, I think it's pretty unlikely to be focused on an NFC game. That doesn't mean it's impossible, but since it's focused on 3DS, it seems unlikely. Also, a good point to note is that it doesn't say "unannounced" or "unrevealed" 3DS game. That means we could know about it already. But even still, what could this game possibly be? Here's some ideas:

Shigeru Miyamoto's new game

We know the famed Nintendo creator has been working on something. Back in late 2011, he started talking about how he was going to focus on something smaller and new in 2012, with the focus on creating a new character. Well, it's been two years. That seems like a good time to be wrapping up development on a new game with a new character. Maybe it's that Code Name S.T.E.A.M. game that has had its name floating around?

Just remember that the last time Miyamoto worked very hands on with a new game, it birthed Wii Music. But then again, some his most recent new characters were Olimar and Pikmin and that turned out well.

The Next Mario 3DS Game

There's a chance we could see some developers from an internal studio, maybe the team led by Yusuke Amano that worked on New Super Mario Bros. 2. After all, it has been two years since a major Mario platformer launched on 3DS. It could be something as potentially uninteresting as New Super Mario Bros. 3, or it could be something more radically different, like that rumored Mario Maker game. Super Mario Galaxy 3DS? New Super Mario Bros.: Doki Doki Panic? Super Mario 4D Land? Super Luigi Death Stare?

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D

While I personally doubt that a 3DS remake of Majora's Mask could warrant an entire 90-minute discussion, I do think that this game is being made, whether it's announced at E3 or not. The developer of Ocarina of Time 3D, Grezzo, has only worked on minor games in the three years since Ocarina of Time 3D came out. Also, Zelda Series Producer Eiji Aonuma has been teasing some sort of Majora's Mask thing for the better part of a year. Either Aonuma is the world's biggest troll, or something more substantial related to Majora's Mask is on the way.

New Metroid

Now we get more to wistful dreaming territory. What major franchise hasn't Nintendo tapped on 3DS? Metroid is one of them, and after the bad taste Metroid: Other M left (even though I still think it was a pretty fun game), it might be time for an internal team at Nintendo to take the bull by the horns and make a brand new Metroid game. Part of me would love to see something that blows me away in a way I couldn't predict. Another part of me would be totally fine if they took the same attitude the team behind Kirby Triple Deluxe did and just made a 2D Metroid that made use of 3D in interesting ways.

Grand Theft F-Zero

This started as a joke but seriously, how rad would it be if there was an open-world game where you controlled bounty-hunting Captain Falcon through the mean streets of Mute City in a mix of combat, exploration, and F-Zero racing?

Talkback

the asylumJune 07, 2014

Even if it's on the 3DS, a new F-Zero will make me shit my pants. Then I'll put on another pair of pants and shit them too.

CericJune 08, 2014

Halo 3DS.  Why not go crazy.

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